Patents Examined by Huyen D. Ie
  • Patent number: 5572594
    Abstract: An ear canal device holder for devices other than speaker/microphone amplification systems that am to be inserted into the canal of the human ear. The device holder is made of a flexible silicone material comprising a body and structural support element(s) such that the device is held within the body of the holder and the body and device are secured in the ear by the structural element(s). In addition the device holder minimizes the attenuation of sound waves that pass through the ear canal to the tempanic membrane, while maximizing comfort and secure fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Inventors: Lambert Devoe, Seth Silverstein, Robert Hershenfeld, Alan Devoe
  • Patent number: 5550926
    Abstract: An overlap sound case composes of a main sound case which contains speakers and the required electric circuit, and a plural number of subordinate sound chests. A subordinate sound chest is a hollow tube and is in different size sequentially such that the main sound case and all other subordinate sound chests can be housed within the largest subordinate sound chest to facilitate moving or storage. When in use the main sound case is disposed on top of a small subordinate sound chest which in turn is disposed on top of a larger subordinate sound chest to form a pagoda like sound case assembly, Thus to enhance low frequency resounding quality. The main sound case and each subordinate sound chest have an opening formed on the bottom wall, have a connection recess formed on the top of a side wall and have a protrudent flange formed outwardly at each side of the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Inventor: Ye-Ming Tsao
  • Patent number: 5546469
    Abstract: A loudspeaker is designed for mounting on a wall and which uses the wall to help generate sound from electrical signals supplied by an amplifier. The magnetic assembly consists of three disk shaped layers, the outer layers being a magnet and a ferromagnetic pole plate, the layers being separated by a spacer made of resilient material. The magnet and spacer both have roughly identical holes which are coaxially aligned. A center pole, on which a voice coil is wound, extends from the pole plate through the hole in the spacer and partially into the hole in the magnet. A frame serves to hold the magnetic assembly and press the magnet against the wall during operation. Electrical signals fed to the voice coil cause the magnet to vibrate against the wall, exciting the wall to create sound energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Inventor: Danny T. Donahoe
  • Patent number: 5535285
    Abstract: The speaker comprises a speaker housing, a speaker body and a second connector device. The speaker housing has two internal bosses extending from the inside surface of the housing and corresponding to two holes of the intermediate frame. The intermediate frame forms a part of the monitor casing, and the edges thereof are adjacent to the side edge of the bezel for cathode ray tube (CRT) within the monitor and the side edge of the main casing of the monitor respectively. The internal boss has entire-depth bore for receiving the second connector device. The speaker body is received in the speaker housing. The speaker body is adapted to connect to a first and a second signal terminals, each of the signal terminals having a hole thereon which corresponds and aligns to the entire-depth hole and one of the holes of the intermediate frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Acer Peripherals, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun J. Jwo
  • Patent number: 5500901
    Abstract: A device for adjusting the frequency response of a hearing aid is provided. The device includes a module capable of being releasably secured substantially within the opening of the hearing aid such that the hearing aid is capable of remaining in the user's ear during programming. A mechanism for delivering electrical current and frequency response adjusting signals from a programming station to the device is connected to the device. The device further includes a mechanism for delivering electrical current from the module to the hearing aid thereby providing power to the hearing aid and a mechanism for delivering frequency response adjusting signals from the module to the hearing aid thereby allowing the frequency response of the hearing aid to be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: Resistance Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Geraci, Donald R. Hagen, Arman E. Sundquist